Mental Health Technician I

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

483 employees hold this title in Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $60,000, below the department median of $74,500.

Employees: 483
Total payroll: $30.3M
Role median: $60,000
Agency median: $74,500
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,900$109,804+

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How total compensation varies among the 483 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Mellisa Piper-Thomas

Mental Health Technician I/Human Services

2025 total comp

$24,100

Sub-department: Ludeman Development Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,100
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Cook

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $4,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Mellisa Piper-Thomas works as a Mental Health Technician I for Human Services within Ludeman Development Center. Mellisa earned $24,100 in 2025. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.

Jontavion Hunt

Mental Health Technician I/Human Services

2025 total comp

$23,800

Sub-department: Kiley Development Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,800
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Lake

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $1,000
Rutan Exempt: No

Jontavion Hunt holds the role of Mental Health Technician I at Human Services within Kiley Development Center. In 2025, their total compensation was $23,800. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Timothy Ward

Mental Health Technician I/Human Services

2025 total comp

$23,400

Sub-department: Choate Dd Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,400
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Union

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: PROB 4 MOS
Period Pay Rate: $4,500
Rutan Exempt: No

Timothy Ward works as a Mental Health Technician I for Human Services within Choate Dd Center. Timothy earned $23,400 in 2025. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.

Thomas Gordon

Mental Health Technician I/Human Services

2025 total comp

$19,900

Sub-department: Murray Development Center
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Clinton

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: TRAINEE OC LIST
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

At Human Services, Thomas Gordon serves as a Mental Health Technician I within Murray Development Center. Their 2025 pay totaled $19,900. They are represented by Collective Bargaining.